Wii, not for all fat geeks…
If this sounds like a strange question to be asking on a game site, there’s a reason for it. We geeks are not exactly known for our incredible physical prowess – and that seems to be a problem for some with the Wii. Gamers across the US are already complaining of aches, pains, and even injuries due to the console.
A term was coined a generation ago – “Nintendo Thumb.” That wonderful predecessor to carpal tunnel syndrome is finally outdated thanks to the Wii’s new control. However, the Wiimote (particularly with Wii Sports) has its own problem – it actually makes people get up and move. Therefore, people in rather poor physical condition are burning calories and straining muscles that they didn’t even know they had before now. continuing
Apparently most gamers are in such a bad shape that they can’t game on their Wii for too long. And now they’re complaining about it. But instead of realizing that it is their own poor condition that is causing injuries and actual swet to appear, hey blame the Wii! Of course it’s all to blame on the Wii, damn Wiimote. They should make a controller for the Wiimote itself so people don’t have to move too much. Just imagine, gamers that can actally get good grades in gymastics class(es)!
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They should force Fatties to play it.
It’s the form of excercise every fat gamer has been dreaming of, and now they’re complaining?
Ungrateful swines.
hahaha, stupid americans, too stupid for puzzles in adventure games, so for US market must be “simplier” version, too fat for Wii , what the hek is with this su***ing country ?
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tehy good only for “spreading peace and democracy” by killing all of us. this is only evidence how stupid country is driven to hell by bushistan
im waiting for “lighter” version of PS3 controller for US as it is too heavy for them.
unbelievable
miki, u r so offensive
its not all of them who r like that 
miki has a point, that american attitude is plain stupid !
Get a life ! or don`t buy that wii, you brainless idiots.
no wonder that our country (Holland) has the most intelligent people living.
Stupid american gamers with those fat asses.
thesilverman, get a fucking live, holland the most intelligent people living? DREAM ON… pathetic guy, prolly 12years old
ahhaha fat yanky assholes, about time you started working out you pig ugly dumb cunts! Howzat for a WMD you pricks!
I thought this was a great idea to get the “Kids” off the couch and get some exercise, not all Americans are stupid, Maybe you should point your fingers into your own pathetic lives before you bash other people, it only shows how stupid YOU really are. I’m American and would enjoy the wii very much and Can you show me a country that has NO fat people in it (Can you? do you know everyone in that country?) or Kids that don’t need a life other than games and I really think not. Why don’t you bash Africa isn’t it there that Fat is considered a Social Status rather than an ugly laziness? Or how about Germany? Why the beer bellies there could be seen by space. Anyway who am talking to a 12 year old?? whatever.
naughty americans lol. i love the comedians in this topic. Nice to see people stereotype all americans.. but its okay i think all middle eastern people are terorist ..lol.. shit im from southern cali and dont really see extremely fat people.. and my gaming friends are all athletic people.. and i dont recall reading anything about the 3 people in the article being said as being fat. one of them even was said to lift weights several times a week. Shit and anytime u play any sport that requires you to swing such as in tennis or boxing u always get sore. so chuuch nikkas
I think that the stereotype “fat American” was created a few years ago when the US hit the #1 spot of the country with most fat people on a people to fat people ratio. I’m a gamer but I go kick boxing, working out and doing some swimming too. So what does that make me? And I ain’t no n00b either.
What this article is about is just gamers in general, not just the fat one’s although A LOT of gamers are in fact fat. The problem is this: I never lie about myself, I never make up a social life to blend in better. This wouldn’t be a problem at all if it wasn’t for the freakin’ stereotype people have in mind when they think of a gamer. So when you tell them “yeah I’m a gamer” they think that you’re unable to lift a damn book, that your scared of the outside world, that your just damn weird. The opposite is true in most cases. This article does kinda worry me though, how far off are those people?
People are injured by the fucking Wiimote… WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT!?! Like what kind of extreme skills does one need to posses in order to complete a game on the Wii? Do you really need to put all your power into that Wiimote? I think not. So what the hell did these people do to smash their hands threw glass!? I think this is more a case of stupidity then it is about condition. This kinda stuff really just angers me because it’s so goddamn stupid and now the whole world can once again laugh at us gamers for being so pathetic when it’s only 1 out of 100 million of us that contributed to that article’s content.
A few gamers picking up a few little injuries is the least of the worries for Wii owners, looking like an idiot while using the ‘Wiimote’ is an affliction that affects 100% of them.
I can’t fail to laugh whenever I see someone flapping their little toy Wiimote around in mid-air, children are excused but any adult should know better
haha whats with all the abuse?? lol im from uk
wales
it would be awesome if Wii actually reduces the quantity of fat people !
it’s called evolution
Robynbo wrote:
“Can you show me a country that has NO fat people in it”
Ethiopia?
I’ll get my coat.
Meh I saw this one coming a mile away. And first let me send a big PHUCK YOU to all you assholes ragging on overweight people.
Any anyone posting shit like this:
“hahaha, stupid americans, too stupid for puzzles in adventure games, so for US market must be “simplier” version, too fat for Wii , what the hek is with this su***ing country ?
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tehy good only for “spreading peace and democracy” by killing all of us. this is only evidence how stupid country is driven to hell by bushistan
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Man i agree with you on most of that, but go fuck yourself for hijacking this thread and trying to turn it into bash the US. Fuck I”m Canadian, I was raised on bashing the us, but that has a time and place.
Go watch loose change again and leave the anti us crap to the bash the US threads.
Anyways, I myself can only see me getting a WII to play emulators, and use that fancy SNES looking controller. Because as I’ve learnt quickly from guitar hero, video games are for lazy people.
And it’s funny, I’m a WW2 buff, always have been facinated with the politics and events leading up to and during the second world war, but I don’t recall alot of Aryans in Holland, all I can find is info about those living there that welcomes the Canadians with open arms when our grandfathers liberated the area.
But maybe I’m wrong, but I thought that Aryans were the most advanced peoples on earth being smarter, better and just down right sexier, than the rest of us mogrels.
For me, the Wii would be an hour at a time at most before I got tired of it. I can see how this is good tho, force those fat little kids to excercise while they are playing video games, then they get so worn out, they go outside in the sun for awhile.
good plan.
keep it about the Wii people.
y did this thread turn into a fat and american people bitching. its about the Wii ffs, what i want to no is y ther are articles written about the Wii mote flying from a DUMBASS’S hands and smashing their tv, HOW FUCKING DUMB DO U HAVE TO BE TO DO THAT, 1. its not dessigned to be swung accutaly like a bat it simulates it, 2 how fucking hard to u have to swing a remote to let it fly accros the room n smash through a screen iive punched my pc screen harder (when i was stressed with college work and the pc crashed before u find a way to bitch about tht) then i would ever swing a Wiimote and not a scratch, in my opineon the Wii is not designed to dive around the room while playing Wii sports and it should not give anyone injurys im sure it has been health and saftey check ALOT of times and all the articles complaining to injurys are jus plain and simple BULLSHIT
Kids health should be a base direction of the program of development of social sphere WBR LeoP